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R is for Rock, Paper, Scissors
I had an issue with this show. It featured Peter Gabriel and Sting and I wanted to do Peter Gabriel for “G” and Sting for “S” but when I started writing it, everything was so intermingled that I really couldn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z 2024, concerts, Louisiana Bistro, music, Peter Gabriel, SAP center, Sting
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Q is for One Night of Queen
Unfortunately we never saw Freddie Mercury with Queen. We have seen Queen with Adam Lambert twice and thought they were great. One of the offerings at the Mountain Winery was “One Night of Queen,” a tribute band. We love the … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z 2024, concerts, Gary Mullen and The Works, Mountain Winery, music, Queen
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P is for Pretenders
Chrissie Hynde and her band, The Pretenders, was the opening act for Stevie Nicks. I try to see Stevie whenever she is around and we are sometimes treated to great opening acts. This was no exception. We are back at … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z 2024, Chrissie Hynde, Concert, Louisiana Bistro, music, Pretenders, SAP center, Stevie Nicks
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O is for One Woman Show
Most of the time the shows we see are well-known artists from our 70’s and 80’s rock genre. Every once in a while my husband will read about someone in the paper and get intrigued. This is what happened with … Continue reading
N is for Night Ranger
Night Ranger was the opening act for Foreigner and Journey. That was a great show, made better by the fact that we went with some friends and had a tailgate before we went in. No video for this one either. … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z 2024, concerts, Foreigner, Journey, music, Night Ranger, paper bag album, scrapbooking, Shoreline, Sister Christian
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M is for Mariah Carey
And so we begin week 3 of our A to Z challenge! Seems to be going pretty well so far. I haven’t noticed too many new visitors but I haven’t actually been very good about searching out new ones myself … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z 2024, concerts, Lionel Richie, Mariah Carey, music, Oracle Arena Oakland
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L is for Cyndi Lauper
Hey there A to Zers, another week down! I’m ashamed to say I haven’t even visited the main A to Z blog myself, have you? Once again we have an opening act that was almost as fun to see as … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z 2024, Cher, concerts, Cyndi Lauper, Girls Just WAnna Have Fun, music, scrapbooking
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K is for Kool and the Gang
Kool and the Gang were the opening act for Van Halen. This was one of those concerts that my husband wanted to see more than I did. I’m glad we went though since Eddy Van Halen is gone now. I … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z 2024, Celebration, concerts, Kool & the Gang, music, Van Halen
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J is for Journey Through Time
We have seen Journey at least 7 times by my counting and I did write about them in a previous A to Z challenge but this time I’m using a different iteration. Neal Schon got a few of the former … Continue reading
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Tagged Any Way You Want It, Concert, Fox Theater Oakland, Gregg Rollie, Journey, Journey Through Time, music, Neal Schon
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I is for “I Want You to Want Me”
Hello A to Z friends. How is your week going? I have been trying to stop and visit everyone at least once during this alphabet journey but so far have only been able to keep up truly with my “regulars.” … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z 2024, Cheap Trick, concerts, music, scrapbooking, Shoreline Amphitheater
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